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Action needed on bills to end Cuba travel ban

June 12, 2003

While aggression against Cuba reached a new low when Bush administration officials expelled 14 Cuban diplomats on allegations of espionage, very important advances are being made in ending the embargo. Members of Congress recently introduced bills...

International notes

June 6, 2003

Peru: Protests vs. state of emergency Labor unions, agricultural producers’ associations, students and people’s organizations continued their vigorous protests this week against the nationwide 30-day state of emergency proclaimed by Peru’s government on May 27. Several...

Protests and splits mark G8 summit

June 6, 2003 By Susan Webb

President Bush’s effort to win world support for his unilateral, superpower policies ran into resistance in the Group of 8 (G8) meeting and on the streets outside. The G8 represents the heads of the world’s richest...

Where are all those Iraqi weapons?

May 30, 2003

“Where are the weapons of mass destruction?” That is the first of many awkward questions George W. Bush faces as the vaunted victory in Iraq unravels in chaos. Another question is: “How long will the occupation...

Bhopal disaster victims struggle for justice

May 30, 2003

PITTSBURGH – Unlike a natural disaster like the recent earthquake in Algeria, some man-made disasters, “industrial accidents,” leave dishes on the shelves, homes intact, windows secure and factories in place. On Dec. 3, 1984, at least...